02/11/2026
𝐆𝐋𝐒𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞 | 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
The Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Faculty of Sciences (FOS), successfully organized the Global Life Sciences Summit 2026, held on 28-29 October 2026 at UOL.
The inaugural session was addressed by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐟 (𝐇.𝐈., 𝐒.𝐈., 𝐓.𝐈.), 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐔𝐎𝐋, who welcomed the esteemed guests and highlighted the University’s commitment to advancing scientific research, innovation, and global academic collaboration.
The audience was further inspired by insightful addresses from eminent international and national scholars, including 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐞 𝐊𝐰𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠, 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟕, as a member of the IPCC and Chairman of the International Committee of the Global Energy Prize; 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐯, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬; and 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐦, 𝐅𝐑𝐒, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐓𝐖𝐀𝐒) and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Columbia University, USA. The session was also featured distinguished addresses by the 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌. 𝐈𝐪𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲, Mustafa (PBUH) Prize Laureate and Coordinator General, OIC-COMSTECH*, Islamabad, and 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐏𝐀𝐒), former Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, and Professor Emeritus at Forman Christian College, Lahore.
This session brought together visionary leaders, renowned scientists, and academic experts, setting an inspiring tone for two days of meaningful scientific discourse, knowledge exchange, and collaboration in the life sciences.